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Leadership in open and distance education universities

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 The conference For 20 years, the Standing Committee of Presidents (SCOP) of the members of the International Council of Distance Education (ICDE) has provided a...

Improving productivity in online learning: can we scale ‘the learning that matters most’?

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The story so far This is a continuation of the discussion on whether online learning can increase educational ‘productivity.’ Previous posts in this series include: Technology,...

“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”: a retrospective of my work

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Brindley. J. and Paul, R. (2013) Understanding the building blocks of online learning: Through the writings and research of pre-eminent online learning expert, Dr. Tony...

Alternative ways to improve productivity through online learner-content interaction

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In this post, I attempt to examine what Sanjay Sharma of MIT calls 'the magic of the campus', how at least some of this...

Welcome back and a review of online learning developments in July and August

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Here in Canada, tomorrow is the start of a new academic year. I know, because our garbage cans are full and the back lane...

Tom Carey’s reflections on the HEQCO report on online learning and productivity: 2 –...

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Carey, T., & Trick, D. (2013). How Online Learning Affects Productivity, Cost and Quality in Higher Education: An Environmental Scan and Review of the...

What happened in online learning in the summer? – 3

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An Ontario online university? I have a strict rule when reporting news to make sure it's based on published secondary sources - in other words,...

The role of information sciences in online learning: a review of IRRODL, Vol. 13,...

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An overview of the papers IRRODL (the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning) has once again produced a fascinating themed edition, this...

Distance Education journal: November 2012 edition

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Volume 33, No. 3 of Distance Education does not have a particular theme. But all the articles in one way or another discuss critical factors...

Online learning in 2012: a retrospective

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Well, 2012 was certainly the year of the MOOC. Audrey Watters provides a comprehensive overview of what happened with MOOCs in 2012, so I...